Why?
I don't understand
what drives another to take a life
all around
every channel
every second some new horrible event
I don't understand
how can someone have so much hate
so much destruction inside them
they feel the need to harm another
does it take away the harm inside them?
I don't understand
how can someone harm a child?
a child that merely laughs and giggles
a child that has a sparkle in their eye
does extinguishing the sparkle of a child cure the ruin that is inside?
I don't understand
every week there seems to be a new tradegy
Someone takes another's brother, mother, father from them
how can somebody know they destroyed a family
how can someone find joy in another's tears?
I don't understand
all these news stories
"shooting at a mall 8 dead"
"shooting at an elementary school 20 dead"
"voluteer firefighters shot at a fire on Christmas Eve"
I don't understand
What drives a person to take another's life
all around
every channel
every second some new horrible event
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